第3部分(第2/7 頁)

wered　her　in　a　stall　in　a　ladies？　room　in　the

old　Barneys　building　during　her　first　dressy　benefit　party　that　fall；　and　Jenny　was　still　a　little

scared　of　him。　But　the　Basses　were　a　powerful　Upper　East　Side　family　notorious　for　their

philanthropy　and　decadence　and　the　wild　ways　of　their　fucked…up　children。　If　Chuck？s　cousin

liked　it　at　Croton；　then　it　was　probably　just　the　sort　of　school　Jenny　was　looking　for。

？Don？t　be　put　off　by　how　straitlaced　everything　seems　here；　Jennifer；？　Harry　advised；　his　white

teeth　flashing。　He　shoved　his　hands　in　the　pockets　of　his　cool　light　blue　linen　Zegna　trousers；

which　he　was　wearing　with　straw　flip…flops？very　prep…school…boy…goes…to…the…beach。　？We

basically　party；　like；　eighty　percent　of　the　time；　sleep　fifteen　percent　of　the　time；　eat　five　percent　of

the　time；　and　study　whenever　we　have　time　left　over；　which　is；　like；　never。？

Jenny　grinned。　That　sounded　fine？just　fine。

Harry　Bass　pressed　his　lips　together　and　cocked　his　head　as　if　he　were　sizing　her　up。　？e　on。

There　are　some　people　I？d　like　you　to　meet。？

Her　heart　racing　with　eager　anticipation；　Jenny　followed　him　out　of　the　building　and　down　a　long

sloping　pebbled　walkway　that　curved　behind　a　row　of　pretty　brick　buildings　with　black　wooden

shutters　in　the　windows。　The　walkway　ended　in　a　narrow　dirt　path　that　led　along　the　banks　of　a

quaint　little　duck　pond　and　into　the　heavily　forested　woods。　？It？s　just　a　little　bit　farther；？　Harry

explained；　his　flip…flops　flapping　against　his　heels。

Jenny　hesitated；　wondering　what　on　earth　the　people　he　wanted　her　to　meet　were　doing　in　the

middle　of　the　woods。　Was　she　about　to　be　a　part　of　one　of　those　peculiar　boar